Radiator



F. G. KRAKAN April l5 l1924a 'RADIATOR Filed Julxl 13 1921 0G00, ,GOO f, ,wOG

OGO COO@ .C TOOO FRANK G. KRAKAN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

RADIATOR.

i Application led July'l, 1921. Serial No. 484,324.

To @ZZ whom t may conce/m Y Be it known that l, FRANK G. limitan, a citizen of the `United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ot Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Radiators, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to improvements in radiators an-d more particularly to an improvement on the structure shown and described in my co-pending application iiled March 31, 1921 and bearing Serial ,il-457,206

lThe object of the present improvement resides chiefly in taking care ol'l the over supp-ly of water which does not find its wa -out by way ot' the water tubes.

he invention further aims to provide an improved structure for the lower part of the radiator whereby an eiiicient exit for the water is provided so arranged as to permit nothing but water to pass through from the radiator, thus preventing a material loss of steam.

Other objects of the invention will appear upon consideration of the following detail description and accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevation of the radiator partly broken away to expose the improved structure,

Figure 2 is a side view, also partly broken away to illustrate the barrier plate in side elevation,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the barrier plate, and

Figure 4, is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the radiator 1 is provided with the lower water compartment 2 which is relatively shallow and which is provided with side walls entei'iding across the width of the f radiator, and these walls 3 are provided with a series of holes or other suitable openings 4, the holes being arranged in the center of the wall, that is midway between the upper and lower edges thereof. In the present instance, tour openings are provided in each wall but it will be obvious that any number may be provided to suit conditions.

Soldered or otherwise suitably secured to the inner surface of each wall 3 is a barrier` plate o shown in detail in Fig. 3 of the drawing, which consists ot an attaching liange 6 and an angularly disposed strip 7. This flange 6 is adapted to be secured to the inner surface ot each wall 4 near the upper edge thereof so that the angular strip 7 will overlie the openings 4, the plate being fastened in a manner that will cause the lower edge 8 of the angular strip 7 to be very slightly raised above the bottom of the compartment 2 thus permitting the water to pass beneath the barrier plate so that the overflow of water may be emitted from the openings 4. A. constant level of water will be maintained in the compartment due to the central position of the openings 4, and any excess of water will be readily emitted through the openings.

In order to protect the tubes of the radiator against injury7 I preferably provide a housing 9 which is provided with a plurality of perforations such as slots l to allow for the free circulation of air around said tubes.

In operation steam is admitted to the con denser through the inlet nipple 11 and enters chamber 12, after which it passes downwardly through the rear set of condensation tubes 13 into the condensation chamber 14. Any condensation accumulates in the chamber 14 to a level with the openings 4 after which it Hows outwardly into the outlet chamber 15. The uncondensed steam is preventedV from flowing through the openings 4 by means of the bali'ie plates 5 and consequently its only escape is upwardly through the forward set of condensation tubes 16, the upper ends of which open into the chamber 17 which communicates with the outlet chamber 15 through the side passages 19. Obviously any condensation occurring into the tubes 16 will settle back into the chamber 14. In order that the water of condensation may be removed, an outlet nipple 20 associated therewith as illustrated in the ldrawing` Minor changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope oi tbe claims hereunto appended.

That is claimed is 1. A radiator comprising a relatively shallow lower compartment provided in each of its side walls with a series of exit openings, an upper compartment associated therewith, tubes connecting the compartments to provide heat radiating means, :i barrier yplate secured to euch of the side Walls labove the openings therein and disposed as sin angle with respect to the vertical position of the side Wells so that said angular plate will extend across the openings in spaced relation thereto and a jacket inclosing,- the top7 sides and bottoni of the radiator.

2. fr radiator comprising; fr casing7 e relativelj,T shallow compartment adjacent the lower end clt the casing-'sr compartment' adjacent the upper end of the casing, fluid conducting; tubes connecting ythe compart-v ments, the side Wells of the lower compartment being vertically7 disposed and provided with uscries oit openings located between the I have ei'lixed my signature inthe presence ot tivo Witnesses. FRANK G. KR AE1-XN.

vl/Vitnesses VALnNTiN-e M. Lone. 

